Introduction

Welcome to the module! This introductory lecture provides an overview of the quantitative methods component.

Essential readings

1. Spiegelhalter (2020) The Art of Statistics: Learning from Data (Access through Canvas - Newcastle University login required)

   • Introduction
   • CHAPTER 12 | How Things Go Wrong
   • CHAPTER 13 | How We Can Do Statistics Better

Further readings

Statistics:

• Kranzler (2022) Statistics for the Terrified:
  • Chapter 1: Effective Strategies for Studying Statistics
  • Chapter 2: Overcoming Math Anxiety
  • Chapter 3: Basic Math Concepts

On trust:

• Lyon, Fergus, Guido Möllering, and M. N. K. Saunders, eds. 2012. Handbook of Research Methods on Trust. Northampton, Mass: Edward Elgar Pub.

  • Chapter 1: Introduction: the variety of methods for the multi-faceted phenomenon of trust (Fergus Lyon, Guido Möllering and Mark Saunders)
  • Chapter 5: Researching trust in different cultures (Friederike Welter and Nadezhda Alex)
  • Chapter 7: Measuring generalized trust: in defense of the ‘standard’ question (Eric Uslaner)

Lecture slides

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